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In the thirties, during the Fascist Dictatorship, an insurance broker, Omero Battifiori, reaches a small country town from Rome seeking for new customers. The main authorities, expecting an incognito inspection from the Fascist Party of the capital, suspect him to be the inspector and a very important member of the Party. The misunderstanding leads to a number of equivocals until Omero reveals his identity. Written by
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Luigi Zampa gave us a critic and, at a same time, ironic description of what really was fascism in Italy. I think that this movie should be seen by the leaders of "Alleanza Nazionale" in order to discuss over their idea of the morality of politicians in the eve of fascism

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